A visit to the Mathews Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mathews Cemetery ...
The Mathews Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ballard Cemetery
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Butters Cemetery
- The Butters Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Carnal Cemetery
- The Carnal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Christians Cemetery
- The Christians Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Duplissey Cemetery
- The Duplissey Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
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- Hawkins Cemetery
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Indian Creek Cemetery
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Lecompte Cemetery
- The Lecompte Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Liberty Hill Cemetery
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Linzay Cemetery
- The Linzay Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Martin Springs Cemetery
- Meeker Cemetery
- The Meeker Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
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- Paul Cemetery
- The Paul Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Pisgah Cemetery
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Stafford Cemetery
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
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- Woodworth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexandria Junction
- Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
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- Alexandria
- Anandale
- Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
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- Bayou Chicot
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
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- Bunkie
- Center Point
- Cheneyville
- Echo
- Egg Bend
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Elmer
- Eola
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Forest Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glenmora
- Hessmer
- Kolin
- Lecompte
- Longleaf
- Loyd
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
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- McNary
- McNary is located in Rapides Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Moreland
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
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- Pawnee
- Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
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- Ruby
- Saint Landry
- Turkey Creek
- Whittington
- Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
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- Woodworth
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mathews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bunkie
- Glenmora
- Lecompte
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mathews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mathews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #551738 (Mathews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #551738 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- Parish: Rapides
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lecompte
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mathews Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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